海棠书屋 - 历史小说 - The Young Franc Tireurs(英文版)在线阅读 - 第17节

第17节

    【】heopenair.forati,

    allingeredplacehosen,for

    thevillagelayveryhigh,

    runningintotheriverrtagne.

    theokingplalock

    thealthatoftheing;

    exeatfrot

    infrahiin

    thelidsoftheirteens,andncludedthealhacupof

    ffee.

    thenfefirespanyandasller

    oheofficers.blasonthegroundround

    thesefires,atheirpipesandchattedgaily.all

    oreorlesstiredfor,althoughtheirnthsharddrillhad

    atoiless,aunition,and

    acuterntshadtiredtheorethantheyhadanticipated.

    asthispetoldthehathe

    shouldnotplacearegularrdories;butthatinfuture

    heshoulddoso,yoot.bynine

    okthefiresbegantobulohetalkinggraduallyceased,

    andthenrollingtheelvesupintheirblas,andputting

    theirhaversadertheirheads,forpillowssoondroppedoff

    tosleep;asolitarysentrykeepingguardagainstpilferers.

    ashortrilestooktheday,toraervillers,

    ongtheinhabitants;andfourteenles

    onthedayaftertobaeurthe,heyalso

    obtainedquarters.theyheneighborhoodof

    theene,andjorteeadvisedahaltfortheday;in

    orderthatheghtkeinquiries,andiigatethhlythe

    bestroutetobepursued.

    chapter5:thefirste.

    thenendantofthefranctireursheard,at

    baarat,deternedhiogehisiions;andtopushon

    letonthelowerspursof

    thevosges,sofourlesfrolant;andoverlookingthe

    valleyofthevexouse,iertouated.

    itardtheherhadagainged,therain

    desenintheirlight,

    erproofcloaks,andtheflapsoftheirfecapsdownplodded

    steadilyon;theirspiritsustaihethoughtthat,ere

    aightbeina.theneh

    hurriedtheorotheeffectthatabodyoftwo

    hundreduhlanshadleftsarreb,andowards

    blant.theyly,stoppingtolevyntributionsat

    thevillagesoheyer

    blantonthesaeveningthatthefranctireursreached

    halloville.ithattheyhthesheep

    andcattlethattheyhadsup,bythevalleyofthevexouseto

    luneville.

    toilesofhalloville,theroadhadbeenafairone;

    butitotuoff,byatrackthattle

    betterthanagoatpath.invain,adozenofthenoldoff

    tohelphthecart;invaintheypushedbehind,andshovedat

    thespokesofthepraable.at

    lastthehorseandcartakenasideintoathick

    there;doyle,arporal,andsixofthenhe

    stfootsore,andinwasdreadfully

    disgustedatbeingthustheceofseeing,and

    joiningin,anyfighting;andonlynsoledhielfhthehope

    thatavaurtheday,andthathe

    henbeabletoexgehiswhipforarifle.

    therestoftherpsploddedonuntil,longafterdusk,they

    arrivedatthehalfdozenhousesthevillageof

    halloville.theirappearaheyrcheduptoit,ed

    byascrearoan,follos

    andcries.n,en,andchildrenofthe

    houses,andtakingtoflight;andiththegreatest

    difficultythattheyadetouah,thatthe

    fordablebody,,

    posedofthedreadedinvaders.

    hetruth

    hospitably.theirans,hoall;theirhousesequally

    so.hoeblazingfiresedonthe

    hearths;blashaviupbeforetheoprevent

    anylightbeingvisiblefrohevalley.afiretedfor

    theokingofeay,andpreparationsforsupperweresoon

    henanexanatiohefacilitiesinthe

    h

    straen

    palosetogetheruporapand

    fatigue;nuroussentriesbeingthro,invariousdires,

    topreventthepossibilityofsurpriseforthepeasantshad

    infordthehattheinfortionheyhadreceivedwas

    rredthattheuhlans,ab,hadentered

    thousandfranount

    ofstoresofallsorts.

    atthreeoktheyotheirgreat

    pleasure,thattherainhadceased.guidedbyohevillagers,

    theydetheiroapointhee

    closetotheroad,atanarroajor

    teepostedhisnalongintheoilsofwirehad

    beenbrought;andthese

    treetotree,atadistanthe

    ground.sofortyyardsfartherback,youngtreeswerefelledand

    bra;ahebushypartstohe

    road,ongthesoastoforbr>

    abattisperfeen,anddifficultinthe

    extreforinfantry.alloclothe

    ing,everythingwasinreadiness.

    asllpartyhadbeeuponthehighgroundnearhalloville,

    aheadbroughtdoer

    daybreak,apartyofuhlanshadbeeoleaveblant,andto

    visitbarbasandharboisetontand

    theire,drivingso.atten

    oenfroallovillecadohthe

    heuhlansabhadjustleft

    blant,andingdohevalley.

    eaenbehind

    thetrees,otheroad;theinbodybeingstationedbehind

    theabattis,eahavingpreviouslysettleduponaspotwhere

    hec

    ...